Because there's a Hunter's Moon tonight, I thought it would be wise if I posted an excerpt from The Talbot Field Guide of Lycanthrope Variants (Illustrated Edition):
First appearance: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Origin: Born under a curse
Likes: Frilly shirts, cattle mutilation, alcohol
Weaknesses: Silver bullets, church bells, alcohol
First Appearance: The Young All-Stars #1 (June 1987)
Origin: Born of the fevered imagination of Roy Thomas
Likes: Book burnings, bratwurst, swimming, finding ways to work the word "sea" in casual conversation
Weaknesses: Native American teenagers wearing fur cloaks and speedos, war crimes trials
First Appearance: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
Origin: Induced bestial regression through hypnosis
Likes: Pretty teenage gymnasts, rebelling against authority, mauling his classmates by the light of the full moon
Weaknesses: Lectures from Pa Cartwright, bedwetting
First Appearance: Teen Wolf (1985)
Origin: Hereditary curse
Likes: Playing basketball, partying, van-surfing
Weaknesses: Teen Wolf Too starring Jason Bateman
First Appearance: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Origin: Failure to keep clear of the moors
Likes: Jenny Agutter, Dr. Pepper, rampaging through Piccadilly Circus
Weaknesses: small arms fire, the lingering stigma of Makin' It
First Appearance: Captain America #405 (Late August 1992)
Origin: The fatigue that set in during the later half of Mark Gruenwald's run as writer on Captain America
Likes: Mom, baseball, apple pie, sniffing other lycanthropes' asses
Weaknesses: The indelible shame of it all
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